Complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema thoracis: Microbiologic and therapeutic aspects

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 286-291

  Ozol, Duygu ^a   Oktem, Sibel ^a   Erdinc, Erturk ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complicated parapneumonic effusions; Empyema; Microbiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACOCENTESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30544435306     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2005.05.018     Document Type: Article

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